2024 – Page 2037 – Centralmaine.com

Sports, Varsity Maine

Local roundup: Rangeley boys basketball tops Vinalhaven for its first win of season

by Kennebec Journal staff reports January 5, 2024January 5, 2024

Brayden Thompson has double-double in the victory.

Girls Basketball, Sports, Varsity Maine

Girls basketball: Mt. Abram starts fast and takes down Oak Hill

by Haley Jones January 5, 2024January 5, 2024

A 7-0 run in the opening minutes sets the tone for the Roadrunners in their road win over the Raiders. Mt. Abram’s Jenna Osgood nets a game-high 19 points.

Boys Basketball, Sports, Varsity Maine

Boys basketball: Evans Sterling carries Mt. Blue over Skowhegan

by Dave Dyer January 5, 2024January 5, 2024

Senior guard scores 35 points – including all 17 of his team’s points in the fourth quarter – to lead Cougars past River Hawks.

Business, Maine, News

$500,000 in grants available to bring remote workers to Maine

by Kelley Bouchard January 5, 2024January 5, 2024

The funds are available to support local co-working spaces, attract remote workers and their employers, and strengthen Maine communities.

Nation & World, Politics

Biden warns against Trump reelection after Jan. 6 Capitol riot, a day ‘we nearly lost America’

by COLLEEN LONG and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press January 5, 2024January 5, 2024

The speech, President Biden’s first political event of the election year, was intended to clarify the expected choice for voters this fall.

Nation & World

Ex-cop gets 14 months in jail in death of Elijah McClain, whose mom calls him ‘bully with a badge’

by COLLEEN SLEVIN and MEAD GRUVER Associated Press January 5, 2024January 5, 2024

The 23-year-old’s killing on Aug. 24, 2019, received little attention at the time but gained renewed interest the following year as mass protests swept the nation over the murder of George Floyd.